61st Annual Awards
Outer Critics Circle Announce
2010-11 Season Nominees

“Sister Act” heads the list with 9 Nominations followed by
“Anything Goes” with 8 Nominations!

2010-2011 Award Nominations
 
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Good People
The Motherf**ker With the Hat
War Horse
 
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
The Book of Mormon
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Sister Act
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
 
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
Blood From a Stone
Kin
Other Desert Cities
The Other Place
 
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Freckleface Strawberry
In Transit
The Kid
Tomorrow Morning
 
OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
Sister Act
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
 
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Born Yesterday
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart
 
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Hello Again
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
 
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Marianne Elliott & Tom Morris     War Horse
Emma Rice     Brief Encounter
Anna D. Shapiro     The Motherf**cker With the Hat
Daniel Sullivan     Good People
 
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Rob Ashford     How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall     Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw & Trey Parker     The Book of Mormon
Jerry Zaks     Sister Act
 
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
Rob Ashford     How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Ross Coleman     Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Kathleen Marshall     Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw     The Book of Mormon
 

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Desmond Heeley     The Importance of Being Earnest
Derek McLane     Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Neil Murray     Brief Encounter
Todd Rosenthal     The Motherf**ker With the Hat
 
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Lez Brotherston     Sister Act
Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner     Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Desmond Heeley     The Importance of Being Earnest
Lizz Wolf     Baby It’s You!
 
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Paule Constable     War Horse
Natasha Katz     Sister Act
David Lander     Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Malcolm Rippeth     Brief Encounter
 
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Reed Birney     The Dream of the Burning Boy
Bobby Cannavale     The Motherf**ker With the Hat
Joe Mantello     The Normal Heart
Al Pacino     The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance     Jerusalem
 
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Nina Arianda     Born Yesterday
Edie Falco     The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light     Lombardi
Frances McDormand     Good People
Laurie Metcalf     The Other Place
 
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Norbert Leo Butz     Catch Me If You Can
Josh Gad     The Book of Mormon
Daniel Radcliffe     How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Tony Sheldon     Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Aaron Tveit     Catch Me If You Can
 
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Victoria Clark     Sister Act
Sutton Foster     Anything Goes
Beth Leavel     Baby It’s You!
Patina Miller     Sister Act
Donna Murphy     The People in the Picture
 
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Brian Bedford     The Importance of Being Earnest
Evan Jonigkeit     High
Stacy Keach     Other Desert Cities
Seth Numrich     War Horse
Yul Vázquez     The Motherf**ker With the Hat
 

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Renée Elise Goldsberry     Good People
Linda Lavin     Other Desert Cities
Estelle Parsons     Good People
Alison Pill     The House of Blue Leaves
Elizabeth Rodriguez     The Motherf**ker With the Hat
 
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Colin Donnell     Anything Goes
Adam Godley     Anything Goes
Chester Gregory     Sister Act
John Larroquette     How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
John McMartin     Anything Goes
 
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Laura Benanti     Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Nikki M. James     The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone     Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Marla Mindelle     Sister Act
Laura Osnes     Anything Goes
 
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Daniel Beaty     Through the Night
Mike Birbiglia     My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend
John Leguizamo     Ghetto Klown
Michael Shannon     Mistakes Were Made
 
JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Amy Herzog     After the Revolution
Matthew Lopez     The Whipping Man
David West Read     The Dream of the Burning Boy
Kim Rosenstock     Tigers Be Still

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Ellen Barkin for her Outstanding Broadway Debut in The Normal Heart

Adrian Kohler with Basil Jones for Handspring Puppet Company
Puppet Design, Fabrication and Direction for
War Horse
 

2010-11 Outer Critics Circle Executive / Nominating Committee
Simon Saltzman (President)
Mario Fratti (Vice-President) Patrick Hoffman (Corresponding Secretary)
  Stanley L. Cohen (Treasurer) Glenn Loney (Historian & Member-at-Large)
 Rosalind Friedman (Recording Secretary) and
Aubrey Reuben, Thomás Gentile & Harry Haun (Members-at-Large)

 

AMERICAN THEATRE SENIOR EDITOR RANDY GENER WAS CONFERRED

PAMANA NG PILIPINO ("LEGACY OF THE FILIPINO NATION")

PRESIDENTIAL AWARD ON DECEMBER 14, 2010

NEW YORK CITY:  Randy Gener was conferred with the 2010 PAMANA NG PILIPINO (Legacy of the Filipino Nation) Presidential Award by the President of the Philippines in a ceremony to be held on December 14, 2010.

The Pamana Ng Pilipino Presidential Award is conferred "on Filipinos overseas, who, in exemplifying the talent and industry of the Filipino, have brought the country honor and recognition through excellence, dedication and distinction in the pursuit of their work and the advancement of their profession. They have displayed social consciousness in terms of manifesting strong community spirit, or leading and actively participating in projects and activities for the common good," says the Commission on Filipino Overseas, which administers the Awards.

Gener joined seven Filipino organizations, one foreign group, three foreigners and 13 Filipinos who were the recipients of the 2010 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas. The recipients came from United States, Hong Kong, South Korea, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Australia, Germany and Canada.

The Presidential Awards is a biennial awards system which was institutionalized through Executive Order 498 signed by former President Corazon C. Aquino in 1991. The Awards recognize the achievements and significant contributions of Filipino individuals and organizations overseas to communities here and abroad. It is also a part of the activities in celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos and International Migrants Day this December.

"Sent to us by JoAnna Albert:
 
I am saddened to announce that Carolyn Albert passed away on June 15th in the hospital. She died of pneumonia. Would you kindly inform the Outer Critics Circle community of her passing. I was her theater going partner for my most of my life. Her thoughtful and insightful reviews always helped me grasp a show at a deeper level. She will be missed. 

Thank you. 

JoAnna Albert

I was privileged to work in collaboration with Carolyn on an OCC panel many years ago. Over the years she has been an active and outspoken (as a critic should be) member of

the OCC whose contributions will not be forgotten.

Simon Saltzman, President"